Founded on the guiding principles of long-term client satisfaction, promoting trees as a critical part of the urban environment and maximization of property values. The Owner and President, Andre Savaria ensures UrbFor Consulting provides thorough, timely and comprehensive services.
Andre is a Registered Professional Forester (AAFMP), a Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), and a member of the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA). He is an active Director of the Prairie Chapter for the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). Our other team members are all professionally trained with experience and include a variety of applicable designations.
Andre has extensive experience in forest management on Provincial Crown land, including developing operating ground rules, forest operations monitoring programs (FOMP), ISO Quality Management Systems for provincial initiatives, audit protocols for forest management plans, field operations inspection courses. We have facilitated Director/Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) level strategic planning workshops and coordinated evidence gathering for legal counsel and Forest Management Agreement (FMA) challenges.
Urbfor Consulting is industry certified. Click on the links below to learn more.
Core Values
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- Developing long-term relationships with all clients to effectively address their business needs and priorities
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- A commitment to quality, professional services, and passion for continuous improvement
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- Implementing urban and forest management solutions that exceed client expectations.
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- Providing a long-term full service strategic approach that includes building working tree inventories, assessing urban forest health, managing risk and prescribing cost-effective treatment options
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- Maintaining an established network or partnerships with ecologists, forest management practitioners, horticulturists, biologists, nursery growers as well as insect and disease specialists.
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Past Projects
Tree Inventory and Preservation Planning
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- JRS Studio Alberta Legislature – 109 trees
- GEC Architecture and ITC Projects Inc – U of A Development Site – 16 trees
- FAAS Architecture Pyrmont Mixed-Use Development – 12 trees
- City of Edmonton – Drafting Sample Tree Preservation Plan and Checklist
- Alberta Infrastructure – Light Replacement and Tree Protection (Government Center/Legislature) – 54 trees
- Hendriks Construction Ltd – 7 trees
- City of Edmonton – Hawreluk Park Tree and Shrub Inventory, Mapping – 2,800 trees
- Casia Developments (The Willow Project) – 16 trees
- Sherrick Management Ltd. Chappelle Poplars and Spruce Tree Care Report – 60 trees
- Brass III Developments – 4 trees
- IBI Group – South Park 82nd Avenue – 11 trees; Clifton Development – 12 trees
- CANTIRO Homes – Groat Estates – 16 trees
- William Hawrelak Park – Tree Preservation Plan – 741 trees
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Tree Risk Assessment
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- Marker Geomatics – Hawrelak Park Stairs – 69 trees
- IBI Group – Greenbury Stage 10
- Westwind Stage 1 MR Play Ground – 27 trees
- Hendriks Construction Ltd – Half Moon Lake Lot including natural stands
- IBI Group -Magrath Stage 17 – 302 trees; Westwind Stage 1 MR Play Ground – 27 trees
- BattersbyHowat Architects
- Rosecrest Homes Ltd
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Tree Health Assessments
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- CANEM Systems Ltd – Ash Root excavation and mapping with Hydrovac
- Synergy Projects Ltd Air Spading and Elm Root Mapping: The Willow Project
- Design North Landscape Architecture Inc – Canterbury Elm Assessment
- Reaverbrook Kenton Ltd – Woods at Kenton – Tree Health Assessment Report
- Casia Developments – Queen Mary Park – Spruce Root Excavation Site Report
- Shepherds Meadows Condominium: Tree Management and Maintenance Plan – 224 trees
- Delcon Ellerslie Lands Ltd -Tree Reassessment Rutherford – 127 trees
- Brian Allsopp Architect – Queen Mary Park Tree Assessment
- IBI Group Greenbury – Stage 9 Tree Assessment
- Bruce Thompson and Associates Kinglet Garden Restoration Plan
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Featured Project: William Hawrelak Park
Professional Designations & Certifications
We are committed to maintaining a current knowledge of federal, provincial, and municipal laws, regulations, and policies. We maintain memberships with a number of professional organizations and certifying bodies in our industry.
Registered Professional Forester (RPF) since 1991.
ISA Certified Arborist
PR-4880A & Member since 2011.
Qualified Tree Risk Assessor (TRAQ) since 2014.
Member of American Society of Consulting Arborists since 2021.
Member of the
Tree Industry Care Association
(TCIA) since 2016.